Washington Home Loans - HOPE Lending LLC

Our vision is to help everyone find financial freedom through lifetime learning, passion for excellence, integrity, and trust. Home Ownership Provides Everyone...what dreams are made of. HOPE Lending returns 10% of all revenues to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Thank you for being part of this and living with a solid contribution in our ever changing Real Estate market.

During the formation of this company, I sat down to write my Philosophy Statement and am so glad I did. I include it with my marketing materials to clients, Agents, and anyone I meet to discuss business together. This has really helped people understand more about who I am and believe in the lo...

FIND OUT HOW TO GET PRODUCTION UP, AND IT WILL DRAG YOU AND A BIGGER PAYCHECK ALONG WITH IT.It's common knowledge that the person who knows the most about how to improve the productivity of any job is the person who holds that job. Why is it, then, that we are often reluctant to offer suggestions...

...YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH COMPETITION.When faced with a conflict between others, most of us are more inclined to walk away from the situation than to become involved. If we do allow ourselves to become a participant, it is usually by adopting the position of one at the expense of ...

If you are so inclined, you can always find dozens of reasons why something can't or shouldn't be done-and precious few why it should or could. It is far easier to rationalize that it's too difficult, too expensive, or too time-consuming than to accept the idea that if we are willing to work hard...

I love watching this show as it provides families with a new home. Many families have lost a provider or are suffering from a disease or disability and need help with their home. I seldom cry at movies, but I must say.......each week I look forward to my regular tear-jerker showing one more fam...

Let's face it, for mortgage lenders this is critical. I'm certainly not saying it isn't important for the client or the Realtor,but here's the issues I face when preparing their mortgage. I'm not an expert with assigning a value to a property. Without a doubt, the Realtor is much better prepar...

.....BUT YOU CAN PUSH YOURSELF AHEAD MIGHTY FAST BY DOING IT VOLUNTARILY.Initiative is that exceedingly rare quality that prompts-no, impels-a person to do what ought to be done without being told. It's also a commodity upon which the world places great value. Initiative will immediately set you ...

Well for all of you that think about it, let me help you get another step closer to doing it! This past weekend I had the priveledge of visiting Desert Aire Resort in Eastern Washington. I really am reminded of what a beautiful state we live in, with everything it has to offer! My host, Rick M...

Last week I attended a business lunch at the Columbia Tower Club. Betsy Lydle Smith does Virtues Training in Bellevue, WA and taught us about effective listening. The 6 Steps to Excellent Listening as Betsy described were:1. Be fully present and offer receptive silence.2. Ask "Cup-Emptying"...

THE PERSON WHO COMPLAINS THAT HE OR SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE PROBABLY HASN'T THE COURAGE TO TAKE A CHANCE.Thomas Edison once observed that the reason most folks don't recognize opportunity when it comes along is that it is often dressed in coveralls and look like work. Often opportunity involves a ...

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